Hello and welcome to yet another brand spanking new edition of Toy News Tuesday! We’re the one weekly column right here on ScienceFiction.com where we seek out all of the awesome news you need to know about any announcements and cool happenings in the toy industry and put them all in one easy to find place for you! Time sure flies doesn’t it? Would you believe that this installment of Toy News Tuesday marks our one year anniversary? That’s right! Your favorite weekly Toy News column is officially a year old! It’s been a pretty awesome year overall for us here, and we’re glad to have your readership with us after all this time! But enough about us, it’s time to take a look at the Toy News for the week of March 10th, 2015!


 DC Collectibles Icons Sure Are Flexible!

You asked, and DC Collectibles has answered! After all of their big product reveals at Toy Fair 2015, DC Collectibles opened themselves up to the public to field questions from the fans! It seems that by and far the biggest question on everyone’s minds was about the level of articulation in the new ‘DC Icons’ 6” scale figure line! DC has released a full statement regarding the matter on their official blog, which includes a lovely chart that showcases just how much effort has been put into getting these figures as articulated as possible! Check out the full release from DC Collectibles below:

Last week, we asked for your questions about the new DC Collectibles that were unveiled at Toy Fair, and ever since then, the queries have been rolling in. We thought we’d start with one of the most frequently asked: How many points of articulation will be included in the new DC Comics Icons Action Figure line?

Well, to give you a good answer to that one, we need to backtrack a bit. In May of 2014 during our 100,000 Facebook Likes celebration, we asked you, the fans, how much articulation you preferred in your DC Collectibles action figures. The overwhelming vote was for as much articulation as possible. With that sort of response, we couldn’t help but hear you loud and clear, so during the development of the new Icons line, we aimed to develop a universal model that would load up our figures with articulation points.

Below is the complete anatomy articulation breakdown for our new DC Comics Icons Action Figures. Pretty cool, eh?

Be sure to keep an eye on DCComics.com as well as the DC Collectibles Facebook page for more answers to your questions. And look for the first wave of DC Comics Icons Action Figures in stores in November, 2015!

Hot Toys Ready To Bust The Hulk

Since the moment the first images of concept art for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’s Hulkbuster Armor Iron Man were leaked, it has been arguably the single most anticipated aspect of the upcoming film. While everyone has been eagerly awaiting the film and waiting to see just how much cool stuff they can jam into one movie, the team over at Hot Toys have brought us a sneak peak at the new Hulkbuster Armor in the form of their brand new 1:6th scale Hulkbuster Armor Iron Man figure!

To take on The Hulk, Iron man is going to have to bulk up big time, and this figure is going to be MASSIVE! Hot Toys Hulkbuster Armor Iron Man is set to stand at just under two-feet tall (he’ll be 21″ tall, to be more specific!), and will even feature a bust of Iron Man in his Mark XLIII Armor within it! Check out the release from Hot Toys below:

This is the Iron Man armor you have been waiting for!

Ever since the first official appearance of the massive anti-Hulk Iron Man suit, Hulkbuster, in Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer, fans worldwide have been filled with excitement! Its fight against Hulk is an unforgettable moment from the clip and pushes the popularity of the huge machine to a new level even before the movie launch!

The movie-accurate collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of Hulkbuster in Avengers: Age of Ultron. This colossal figure stands approximately 55 cm (21 inches) tall, featuring a Mark XLIII bust inside the Hulkbuster with LED light-up eyes and arc reactor on chest. The metallic red, gold and silver armor with weathering effect, and over 16 LED light-up areas located in the eyes, chest, repulsor palms, back, and legs.

One of the most highly-anticipated features of the recently announced Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron 1/6th scale Iron Man Hulkbuster Collectible Figure is the Mark XLIII bust with LED light-up function inside the gigantic machine!

Prepare to make room for this gigantic machine in your Avengers: Age of Ultron collection!

Cosbabys Assemble!

With all of the awesome merchandise coming out for Marvel’s upcoming super-blockbuster ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron,” it’s hard to keep up with it all! The team at Hot Toys are taking this film’s release as the perfect opportunity to refresh their popular Cosbaby figure series with an all new wave for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’! Check out the full release from Hot Toys about these adorable little stylized figures:

In addition to the highly-popular Movie Masterpiece Series among collectors, Hot Toys also diversifies the product lines for a variety of fans out there. The Cosbaby series will be refreshed this year with all new designs!

As the release of Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is just less than 2 months, the new Cosbaby series will kick-start with characters from this eagerly awaited blockbuster!

Each Cosbaby (S) stands approximately 9.5cm tall and has a bobble-head. The Avengers: Age of Ultron Cosbaby (S) Series 1 will feature Iron Man Mark XLIII, Captain America, Thor, Iron Legion, and Ultron Sentry in baby form. A collectible set of 6 will also be available and additionally includes an Ultron Sentry (Prime).

The new Cosbaby (S) will be perfect for any collectible fans out there and great little additions to your desk! The Cosbaby (S) series will be expanding with even more characters from Avengers: Age of Ultron, so stay tuned for them!

Never Feed It After Midnight…

The team at NECA are showing off a closer look at the latest upcoming figure in their Classic 8-Bit line, Mohawk from ‘Gremlins 2’! This new release shares a sculpt with a much older previously released figure, but now it sports a fresh new 8-Bit styled paint job! Check out the release from NECA below for the full run down:

NECA’s line of classic video game tribute figures welcomes the most evil Gremlin of them all! Mohawk gets the 8-bit treatment based on his 1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch (video game) appearance.

The figures stands over 6″ tall and is fully articulated, including a hinged jaw. Special paint deco reproduces the game’s pixilated look, and it comes with a machine gun accessory. Special window box packaging re-creates the look and feel of the classic video game cartridge box. Ships to retailers in June!

NECA Teases More Alien

While most of us are still embroiled in collecting the recently released Series 3 of NECA’s ‘ALIENS’ line, while also eagerly awaiting Series 4’s arrival, NECA has announced plans for yet another wave of figures! Over on Twitter, NECA’s very own Randy Falk announced that they are hard at work developing an all new wave of figures based around the recent hit video game ‘ALIEN: Isolation’! He also shared a preview image of what looks like a brand new Xenomorph sculpt for the new wave! No word yet as to when we can expect to see these hitting stores, but it’s likely that it won’t be until the end of the year.

“It’s facehuggerfriday & an even bigger chap is underway. An Isolation themed wave is in development.” — Randy Falk via Twitter

Ready To Play?

Mezco is making one of horror’s littlest icons into a big new figure! The team over at Mezco have just announced their newest rendition of ‘Childs Play’ star Chucky, which will stand approximately 15″ tall and talk! That’s right, now your toy of the killer toy will be able to spout seven lines of dialogue straight out of the film at you; as if he wasn’t already creepy enough. This new Mega Scale Chucky is set to hit the market this September, so be sure to check out the release from Mezco below for full details-

How do you make a 15inch tall homicidal doll containing the soul of a serial killer even more terrifying? Make it talk!  The star of five CHILD’S PLAY films, Mezco’s Chucky stands 15″ tall and features real cloth Good Guys clothing, 11 points of articulation and his trademark orange hair. He also talks. With seven spine-chilling phrases pulled directly from the films, this Chucky is guaranteed to thrill.  Chucky features realistic glass-like eyes, and a (plastic) knife that he is sure to use for no good. Each Chucky comes packaged in his own collector friendly, film-inspired window box.  Look for Chucky in stores and listen for him in the darkness starting in September 2015. Remember, he’s your friend to the end!

Spoiler Alert! New ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Figures Coming!

If you haven’t seen the season finale of ‘Star Wars: Rebels’ yet, then you may want to just skip to the next section here as this contains spoilers!

With the recent season finale of ‘Star Wars: Rebels’ having aired, the team at Hasbro has excitedly announced two new figures in their 3.75″ scale ‘Rebels’ toyline! These two new additions are Ahsoka Tano and Darth Vader, seen for the first time in these new designs! It’s also worth noting that this is the first time toat Ahsoka Tano has appeared outside of the ‘Clone Wars’ television series where her character was originated, and that her appearance in ‘Rebels’ has finally answered the long standing question as to her characters final fate after ‘Clone Wars’ was cancelled. These two new figures are set to hit stores this fall!

(via AFI)

BBC Invades Titan Merchandise

This week we’re getting a look at a few new waves of blind boxed figures coming from Titan Merchandise! Fresh off the BBC screen we’ve got a look at the first ever wave of blindboxed ‘Sherlock’ figures dubbed ‘The Baker Street Collection’! This set features the majority of the series main cast, including several versions of mainstays like Sherlock, John Watson, and Moriarty. This wave is set to hit stores in September.

We also got a sneak peek at one of the upcoming waves of Titan Merchandise’s ‘Doctor Who’ wave! The new wave, dubbed ‘The Rebe Time Lord’ series, is set to include fan favorites from the most recent season of the show like Missy, Rusty, The Foretold, and of course new versions of The Doctor! This is one of three waves of ‘Doctor Who’ blind box figures we are expecting to see from Titan Merchandise this year, although not release date is currently set.

(via AFI & POPVinyls)

Funko Forecast

Get ready for the Funko Forecast! This is where we’re going to be showcasing all of the cool new announcements and reveals from Funko! With all of the awesome that consistently seems to be flowing out of those guys, it shouldn’t be hard to keep this section alive each and every week!

Break Bad and Wax On!

While they premiered back at Toy Fair a few weeks ago, Funko has recently released some new glamor shots of a few new waves of their ReAction line! First up we’ve got the first wave of figures based on the AMC fan favorite drama ‘Breaking Bad’! This series includes a few versions of the series lead Walter White, a few versions of his streetwise sidekick Jesse Pinkman, and the villainous Gus Fring!

We’ve also got a closer look at the upcoming wave of ReAction figures based on the 80’s classic ‘The Karate Kid’!  This series is comprised of two versions of Daniel, and one each of Mr. Miyagi, Ali Mills, John Kreese, and Johnny Lawrence! These figures are all expected to hit stores this spring!

Series 2 Is Coming…

Funko has also released new images of the upcoming new wave of ‘Game of Thrones’ Mystery Minis! These highly sought after Blind Boxed vinyl figures are set to release in just a few weeks, with the new wave containing plenty of fan favorite characters like Jon Snow, Hodor, Jaime Lannister, The Hound, The Mountain, Prince Oberon, and more!


(via PopVinyls)

Black Widow Set To Strike!

And finally, in a surprise announcement this week, Funko has answered the call sent out by the fans in the collectors community by announcing an all new Black Widow POP! Vinyl figure for their recently released ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ line of POP!s. Many fans cried foul when the series of POP! Vinyls was announced that Black Widow (as the only full time female member of the team) had seemingly been omitted completely! While many are speculating that her reveal was held back in order to hide her new costume before it premiered in the latest trailer (which released last week!), many more are speculating that this figure is just the first of many in a new secondary wave of ‘Age of Ultron’ POP! Vinyl figures that have yet to be announced. Only time will truly tell if we’re getting a second wave of ‘Age of Ultron’ POP!s, but it wouldn’t be too surprising since several main characters are still without figures. Funko did something similar with another Marvel summer blockbuster last year, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, which has a secnd wave of POP! Vinyl figures hitting the market now!


(via PopVinyls)


And with that, we bring this week’s Toy News Tuesday to a close! What do you think about the new items announced this week? Do you plan on picking up anything we mentioned in this week’s column? Are there any lines or brands you’d like to see more coverage of? Let us know in the comments section below! Until next week, happy toy hunting!